Supreme Court of India · 2010-10-26
BRAHM SWAROOP vs STATE OF U.P.
- Citation / case number
- SC 2005/14247
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- BRAHM SWAROOP
- Respondent
- STATE OF U.P.
- Author
- B.S. CHAUHAN
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM,B.S. CHAUHAN, , ,
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Sections 302, 307, and 396 IPC, affirming the death sentences for Chandra Pal and Balwant, and life imprisonment for Nem Chand Gangwar and Jogendra, based on the evidence of multiple eyewitnesses and the nature of the crime. The Court emphasized the application of Section 34 IPC in establishing common intention among the accused. The judgment of the Sessions Court was confirmed, with the appeals dismissed.